Igbo Corner

Full text of New Year address by IPOB announcing action plan for 2022

Published

4 years ago

January 4, 2022

New Year’s address to the Biafran people by the IPOB Head of Directorate, Mazi Chika Edoziem

Greetings to the Biafran people!

We the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to elaborate full new year address by our HOD Mazi Chika Edoziem on 1st January 2022 to all Biafrans, friends and lovers of Biafra freedom. We say happy new year to all and sundry and those who remain consistent in the quest for Biafra restoration projects all over the world.

The landmark address by IPOB Head of leadership of IPOB is to tell Biafrans our position and programmes this year 2022 and everyone must follow because our struggle is heading to the final conclusion and stages. Mazi Chika Edoziem addressed specifically those of you that have remained undaunted, devoted and consistent to the IPOB struggle for Biafra freedom and those who will join later because of the achievements we have gotten so far in 2021.

FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES and GUIDING PRINCIPLES, those that have remained true and loyal to the leader of this great movement Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and those that have remained faithful to the structure he established. We salute you and commend your exemplary courage and discipline because without your courage and discipline we will not be where we are today in terms of the great progress and height attained in our match to freedom.

When we look back and reflect upon our humble beginning as a freedom fighting movement, you will agree with us that we the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide has so much to be grateful to CHUKWUOKIKEKEABIAMA for because even during the darkest moments in our journey to freedom, he has proved himself time without number to be the rock of our help and strength.

We are therefore rest assured that we shall overcome our present challenges because those that Extraordinarily Renditioned our leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria are terribly disappointed seeing that their initial plans have all failed and came to nothing. Remain steadfast great Biafrans for it is just but for a little while and it shall all end in praises to CHUKWUABIAMA and boundless joy in the holy land of Biafra for our freedom is at hand.

The battle for our liberty and freedom and for the restoration of the Sovereign State of Biafra is multifaceted because our enemies come in different shapes, sizes and colours. They and their collaborators both within and outside of Biafraland came prepared for one single purpose which is to stop a Sovereign State of Biafra from coming into being.

Great Biafrans permit me to ask this rhetorical question: can any mortal stop the sun from rising and following the part ordained for it by Chukwuokikeabiama? As you know the answer to this question to be a capital NO, I urge you the true followers of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to draw your daily strength from this fact that as it is not possible for mortals to prevent the sun from breaking and driving away darkness, so it is impossible for any mortal to stop the rising sun of Biafra from illuminating itself and taking its proper place of honour amongst the Stars of heaven because the Spirits of our ancestors are with us in this battle but above all Chukwuabiama has determined that now is the time for the freedom of his children from subjugation, dehumanization, torture, imprisonment, pogrom, massacre and thousands of years of slavery.

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, the DOS is preoccupied with the work of securing the unconditional release of our leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and to a larger extent we are also engaged in actions that will eventually and ultimately herald the birth of the Nation called Biafra. I am not at liberty to tabulate all that is being done in this regard but I can assure you that we are not living any stone unturned in our quest to achieve our immediate and long-term objectives.

ESN

The Eastern Security Network is Chukwuokikeabiama’s battle axe. He has used this outfit that our leader put in place under divine direction to drive from our land Fulani rapists, killers and terrorist who occupied our forests and farmlands and were terrorizing our people prior to the emergence of the ESN. Twelve months since its inception, the ESN has done the unimaginable. This is why all forces of darkness are arrayed against it. This is why South East governor are unease because the people have taken their protection and destiny into their own hands. I can confidently inform Biafrans that more than 70% of Fulani rapists and terrorists in our forests and farmlands have been dislodged and we are not going to rest on our oars until the remaining are sent back to where they came from.

As the ESN is engaged this patriotic duty of keeping our forests and farmlands safe for agricultural actives to go on unhindered, it is imperative that our people must be very vigilant when it comes to David Umahi’s militia because the majority, close to 80% of its personnel, are Nigerian police officers and foreigners imported into our land to help the Zoo security agencies in its continued pogrom of Biafran youths.

Openly they are eliminating our young males who form the bedrock of our society. I am greatly pained when I observe what is playing out in IMO STATE. I am pained because I looked to see if there is but one man who can speak truth to power but low and behold our land is bereft of real Elders, our land is bereft of courageous Elders.

They answer elders when an opportunity to go cap in hand seeking for one selfish advantage or the other present itself. They watch the carnage going on in IMO STATE but pretend to see nothing, they hear the sound of the machine guns fixed atop Nigerian army and police armoured personnel carriers and the bombs from their Army and Navy helicopters and when the dust settles, the mangled bodies of their children littering our communities and cities but these Elders are not moved because they have long ceased to be true elders having dined with the devil and mortgaged their conscience.

The IMO STATE and EBONYI STATE governors have turned the killing of Biafran youths and razing down of our communities, businesses and homes their new sport. Where are the elders you may ask?

The intelligence report at our disposal reveals a disturbing trend to the desperation of South East politicians to create an environment of anarchy in Biafraland. They have now turned their eyes to the coastal region of Biafraland to hire militants to come into the heartland of Biafra and cause mayhem and targeted killings. We are alerting you now ahead of time because when they will begin to point their cursed hands at IPOB/ESN remember we informed you well ahead of time as we also told you that most of them the governors are responsible for the atrocities going on in Biafraland currently.

They created the UNKNOWN GUNMEN for this purpose now that events in IMO and EBONYI has exposed their evil work, they want to divert our attention by their desire and desperation to turn their attention to the coast. Just a word of caution to our brothers in the coastal region, do not allow politicians to use you to spill the blood of your brother because the land of Biafra and the SPIRITS that own the land shall come after such a person that allows politicians to use him or her.

Please Biafrans take note, recruitment of ESN operatives is closed so do not fall into the hand of DSS in the name of recruitment for ESN. All ESN commandos and reservists should return to base within 72hrs.

Rescued IPOB family members and other Biafrans from various prisons and detention centres.

The Kidnapping of Biafran youths irrespective of their gender and the kidnapping of Biafran men and women irrespective of their age is continuing without let. Thousands of Biafrans have been abducted by the Nigerian security operatives especially the Army, the Police and the DSS. A great number of these abductees are simply executed, many are raped to death, tortured and starved to death. IPOB has deployed multiple approach in tracing the whereabout of our people who have fallen victim to these targeted kidnappings and abductions. We also deploy multiple means to secure their freedom.

The Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB led by Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has secured the freedom of more than 1500 of our people kidnaped by Nigeria security agencies at an enormous financial cost running into millions of dollars. This number include about 500 of our people abducted from Obigbo in Igweocha during the attack of little Hitlers Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Let me hasten to add that there are still thousands of Biafran being held in different detention facilities across the Zoo. You may be wondering for what offence. These people have committed no crime other than that they are born Biafrans.

The IPOB Medical dept has been handling cases of our people who sustained all manner of injuries from torture at the hands of these terrorists in uniform. Many suffered serious traumatic, psychological and mental injuries that will take years to heal or may even leave a permanent scare on these victims. A lot funds are also expended by IPOB to provided the needed medical help.

The year 2021 despite many of its challenges was the year IPOB led by Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu reached a key and very significant milestone. Our challenges however has also equipped us with the resilience to go into this new year firmly committed to carry out our responsibilities diligently. We must maintain discipline at all levels and at all times. No room for distractions please.

Our action plan for 2022

The following are some of the programs and actions which the leadership will vigorously pursue in 2022. These are the ones we can make public for now. Others will be made known at the appropriate time.

1. Worldwide campaign for the unconditional release of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (A Prisoner of Conscience). The Campaign will be called “The Prisoner of Conscience Campaign”. In furtherance of this campaign, all IPOB family members, Biafrans and friends of Biafra are hereby urged to change their profile pictures on social media with our official campaign poster.

2. Secondly all IPOB families worldwide are hereby directed to activate the earlier instruction passed down to them. We shall embark on a worldwide protest in cities and capitals around the world. Focus of our protest shall be British Embassies, the British Parliament, 10 downing street, the Kenyan Embassies, the Zoo Nigerian Embassies and International Organizations like the UN, the EU, Amnesty International and Media houses.

3. The DOS will be creating a new department in IPOB to add to those already existing under the Directorate of State. The department will be designated as IPOB EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Primary responsibility is to teach our history, language, tradition and culture to our children. We have about three books that will be published this new year in furtherance of this. After the head of this department is made public, Biafran writers will be called upon to bring forward books and educational materials to be published for our children in primary and secondary schools.

4. Beginning from tonight, no more Nigerian National Anthems in all Schools in Biafraland. Our Children must no longer be reminded daily that they are under oppression by singing the national anthem of the oppressor. School authorities and proprietors have a responsibility to teach our children our national anthem. The Biafran National Anthem.

5. The ban placed on Fulani cows will take effect in April 2022. Effective this month Fulani cows will not be used for any social or ceremonial events and festival in Biafraland. Our native cows will be used instead for these events Traditional Custodians of our Culture, the Clergy and Town Unions must ensure that this message gets to the grassroots. We cannot continue to eat and bring cause and damnation upon our land and upon ourselves by consuming cows that were used for bestiality.

6. The May 30th of 2022 shall take a different format. It shall be celebrated as our Independence Day. Seminars, Symposia and Lectures in designated halls will be organised. No protests. Preparations for this must commence without delay.

7. Finally, I cannot reiterate the importance of discipline enough and this applies to all levels of our structure. Every principal servant of the Indigenous People of Biafra report to his /her immediate superior. Our Command-and-Control principle is an indispensable tool in our operations and for our success for that matter. There is no middle way, either you are in or you are out. To this effect therefore those of you who are being led astray, the door of grace is about to shut and then you will truly have yourself to blame

May Chukwuokikeabiama take the place of honour in our journey to freedom. May he guide our feet in only one direction, the road to a Free, Sovereign and Independent Biafran Nation. May he strengthen all true and honest IPOB family members worldwide. May he guard, protect and lead our leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Thank you.

Long live Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
Long shall you live IPOB/ESN
Long Live Biafra and the Rising Sun
Signed:
Mazi Chika Edoziem (HOD)
IPOB Family Worldwide
Through Comrade Emma Powerful Media and Publicity Secretary for IPOB

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Analysis

Nigeria is radicalizing the Igbo, one injustice at a time ~ by Abolaji Rasaq

Published

3 months ago

May 21, 2025

kevin 'Jakpor

There’s something about persecution that does two things to a people: it either breaks them, or it makes them beasts of survival.

For centuries the Jews… they were hunted, hated, and humiliated by empires. But they didn’t vanish.

They evolved. They adapted. And today, the Jews are arguably the most powerful tribe in the world economically, intellectually, and politically. Ruthless when necessary.

They are unapologetic about their survival. Now, look at the Igbo. A tribe known for industry, resilience, and brilliance.

A people who just want to live, do business, and thrive. But Nigeria doesn’t want that. Nigeria wants control.

Nigeria wants submission. And the one thing the Igbo have never known how to do is bow. And that’s the real issue.

So what does Nigeria do? It sidelines them. Isolates them. Provokes them. Bombs their villages under the guise of security.

Locks up their agitators. Shuts down their businesses. Mocks their pain. Ignores their history. Prevent them from voting. Play politics with their education. Sponsored bigotry on them.

And then Nigeria pretends to be surprised that there’s growing radicalization in the East?

Let me be clear: The Igbo didn’t start this fire. Nigeria did.

And history, the very same history we keep refusing to learn from, has shown us that when you keep pushing a tribe that knows how to survive, they evolve into something stronger, something unstoppable.

It’s happened before. With the Jews. Europe tried to exterminate them. Instead, they became the backbone of global finance, media, tech, and diplomacy.

You don’t touch a Jew today without consequences. You don’t push them to the wall and expect them to stay quiet.

Now Nigeria is doing the same to the Igbo, pushing, prodding, provoking.

But here’s the warning: when you push an animal to the wall, it doesn’t stay calm. It fights back. It bites. And this time, when it bites, don’t act shocked.

But this isn’t just about the Igbo solely. Nigeria has perfected the art of creating monsters, then acting surprised when they bite.

The Niger Delta? Radicalized. The region was exploited for oil, polluted beyond repair, and ignored until their youths picked up arms.

The Fulani terrorists? Radicalized. Left behind by the same government that claimed to represent them, now manipulated by religion and resentment.

The Almajiri? Radicalized. Abandoned by an elite that used their poverty as a vote bank and then left them to rot.

The Agbero? Radicalized. Uneducated, weaponized, and unleashed as tools of political chaos.

Even the middle class is slowly being radicalized, not with guns, but with hopelessness. That, too, is a ticking time bomb.

A nation cannot continue to marginalize its most brilliant tribe and expect peace.

The Igbo are not docile. They are not quiet. They are not forgetful. They are survivors, and survivors don’t beg for space forever. At some point, they take it.

The Igbo didn’t set out to be radicals. They were made into one by a country that won’t stop seeing their confidence as a threat.

You can’t keep pretending unity means silence. You can’t keep preaching peace while planting injustice.

The Igbo are not asking for too much, they just want to live, build, and grow.

But if you insist on turning their dignity into defiance, their enterprise into enmity, and their survival into sedition, then you are creating a monster.

And if history has taught us anything, it’s this: when a persecuted people decide that survival is no longer enough, when they decide to stop running and start resisting, they don’t just fight back. They win.

Nigeria must understand this: you cannot keep pushing people into a corner and expect submission.

When you back a lion into a wall, don’t expect it to purr. It will roar. It will claw. It will tear through anything standing between it and freedom.

So here’s the final warning, for those who still care to listen: Nigeria is radicalizing the Igbo.

But worse, Nigeria is radicalizing everyone. And it won’t end well.

When the fire spreads, when the rebellion multiplies, when the beast we created begins to fight back, don’t act shocked; no tribe will be left untouched.

Don’t pretend it wasn’t preventable. We all made it happen. You don’t corner a lion and expect peace.

Abolaji Rasaq is a public affairs analyst.

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Igbo Corner

Crisis hits Nnewi over Uruagu PG election, as BoT members protest, resign

Published

4 months ago

May 9, 2025

kevin 'Jakpor

Palpable crisis is brewing in Nnewi over the election of the President General of Uruagu Community in the industrial town of Anambra State, with a business mogul and owner of Organiser Plc., Chief Innocent Okoli, accused of upsetting the apple cart.

The crisis has led to protests and resignation of members of the Board of Trustees (BoT).

One of the resignation letters sighted by News Band was from a legal practitioner, J. N. Obi, Esq.

Barrister Obi, until his resignation served as the Secretary of the Executive Committee and member, Uruagu Board of Trustees.

Tendering his resignation letter, Obi cited brazen violation of the Constitution of Uruagu Nnewi Community Development Union.

The letter was referenced OB/03 /296/2025, dated May 8, 2025, and addressed to His Highness. Obi A. C. Obi (Ogidi IV).

In the letter entitled “Letter of resignation as member, Board of Trustees (B.O. T) Uruagu Nnewi. Obi announced his resignation based on the following reasons:

Article 8. 9 (a) of the Constitution of Uruagu Nnewi Community Development Union. 2022 (As Amended) states and I quote:
“The Board shall “Ensure the observance of this Constitution”.
Article 14.4 of the Constitution of Uruagu Nnewi Community Development Union 2022 (As Amended) states and I quote:
“Each ward shall submit a list of the Electors In writing to the Secretary General of the Union, one month before any election.
“The submission of the list of the Electors shall be done by the Ward Chairman In consultation with the Ward’s Obi.”
“The election sought to be conducted on Saturday, 10th day of May 2025, did not comply with the above provisious as it was on the Union’s general meeting of the I3th day of April 2025 that the expiration of the tenure of the Executives was announced.”

The legal pratictioner, however, noted that the election to be held on May 10 will not be up to one month.

He, therefore, resigned his membership of B. 0. T for failure to abide by the above provisions of the Constitution as stated above.

On his part, the former President General of Uruagu Nnewi, Chief Ambassador Charles Nwonye, decried series of illegalities in the proposed election championed by Chief Okoli.

He recalled the efforts of past and present stakeholders to ensure that Uruagu Nnewi Community Development Union is recognised as a legal and responsible entity in the state.

He, however, speaking in a voice note obtained by Diaspora Digital Media (DDM), regretted:

“It’s very, very unfortunate that those counsels that instituted Uruagu Development Union are no longer alive.

“They were the ones who were known for speaking out the truth. But at the same time, we will not all keep quiet.

“I, hereby, wish to bring the following to the attention of all Uruagu indigenes, scattered all over Nigeria and in the diaspora that four years ago, a similar thing happened.

“Uruagu Nnewi Constitution was also flagrantly violated four years ago.

“At the end, a lot of stakeholders asked the former Executive Committee to resign and leave en masse.

“The Constitution, however, allowed them to recontest.

“The Executive Committee then honourably resigned and no one of us recontested, ushering in a new Executive Committee.

“They argued that following the election, the Constitution will be amended to correct all the flaws and ensure no such flagrant abused repeats itself.

“They went for the election and what happened there was the same illegality we’re talking about.

“Some of our youths went and connived with mischief makers, disrupted the election and declared the present Executive Committee members winners.

“The youths stood by them in their misguided thoughts that the Executive Committee members enjoy special gains in the office.

“They disrupted the election and ensured that the present crop of Executive Committee members was ushered in.

“The election was heavily flawed and rigged in favour of Eloka Ike and Innocent Okoli, but we let go and left peacefully.

“The new Executive Committee promised to preside for only four years and leave, but we are currently seeing the same illegalities.

“I dare ask: Should Uruagu be known only for illegalities? I thought Ndi Uruagu are smart people?

“I have observed that there are certain individuals who are hell-bent on ensuring that the Uruagu leadership fails.

“They seem bent on destroying all our efforts, acting as agents of chaos and destruction.

“How can one man gather a bunch of Umuezeagu indigenes and take them to the court, claiming that they sued the union to court?

“They deceived the High Court and got a frivolous injunction against Uruagu people, all in the name of election!

“When I got this information, I knew that something was wrong.

“How can someone, after serving a tenure fraught with irregularities, fight his way to a second tenure against the people’s wish?

“I want to make it clear to all the delegates in the so-called election that it will not be possible to make an illegality legal.

“Anyone who casts a vote in that sham election is an agent provocateur, as well as a villain.

“Let it be on record that I denounced the so-called election founded on illegality and fraud and all participants, be it a delegate or participant in any manner is an enemy of the people.”

Chief Okoli and other responsible people of Nnewi leadership could not be reached for comment at the moment of this publication.

More details will follow…

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Celebrity/Entertainment

Late Mbaise monarch—Eze Nwabueze Ugorji to be buried May 22, 2025

Published

5 months ago

March 14, 2025

kevin 'Jakpor

The remains of HRH Eze Stephen Nwabueze Ugorji, Orji Ukwu 1 of Lorji Nwekeukwu Autonomous Community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, will be laid to rest on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

The late Eze Ugorji will be buried in his palace at Orji Ukwu Estate, Lorji, following a Catholic funeral Mass at St. Andrews Catholic Church, Lorji.

News Band was informed that His Excellency the Catholic Bishop of Ahiara Diocese, Bishop Okezuo Nwobi, has been invited to officiate at the ceremony.

Bishop Nwobi, it was learnt, has also accepted the family’s invitation to officiate at the funeral rites of the late grand traditional ruler.

This information was provided to members of the press in Owerri by the Opara Eze (First Son of the Eze), former Commissioner for Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs, Dr. Ugorji Okechukwu Ugorji.

His Lordship Bishop Okezuo Nwobi, the Catholic Bishop of Ahiara Diocese (Mbaise) and Eze Nwabueze Ugorji’s First Son, Dr. Ugorji Okechukwu Ugorji

“The family is grateful to His Lordship for granting us a rare request to officiate at a funeral on a Thursday,” Dr. Ugorji said.

“Our father will feel honored and appreciated because he was not just a devoted Catholic, he shouldered the building of the St. Andrews Catholic Church at Lorji until his death,” the former commissioner added.

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Igbo Corner

EXCLUSIVE: Ngozi Orabueze dissolves Biafra Govt In Exile as Simon Ekpa may spend longer time in prison

Published

6 months ago

February 13, 2025

kevin 'Jakpor

Dr. Ngozi Orabueze has abruptly dissolved the Biafra Government In Exile following secret information that his former boss, Simon Ekpa may not be coming out from Finnish detention in a hurry.

News Band reported that Mrs. Orabueze, a former Chief of Staff to Mr Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government In Exile, toppled his principal after he was thrown into prison for promoting violent agitation and terrorism in the Southeast of Nigeria.

Ekpa’s trial is scheduled to start in May 2025.

Ngozi, a former chairperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Atlanta, United States in a statement on Wednesday, announced the dissolution of Biafra Government In Exile.

She said all assets of the Biafra Republic Government In Exile and it’s affiliates shall be transferred to the secretary of the State of the United States of Biafra.

Orabueze also directed all officers of the former exile government to report to their counterpart with the United States of Biafra for reassignment.

The statement reads, “It is resolved that the Biafra Republic Government In Exile (BRGIE) is hereby dissolved as it’s reason for the existence has been superceded by the November 29, 2024 Declaration of the restoration of the Independent United States of Biafra

“All assets of the Biafra Republic Government In Exile and it’s affiliates(BRGIE corporation ID: D237527271) shall be transferred to the secretary of the State of the United States of Biafra.

“All officers of the former exile government shall report to their counterpart with the United States of Biafra for reassignment. All activities of the Biafra Republic Government In Exile shall cease as of February 15, 2025”.

Meanwhile, an insider source in the movement reliably told News Band that Ngozi decided to dissolve BRGIE after receiving intel that Simon Ekpa might spend longer time in prison.

The source also revealed that the Nigerian government is doing everything within it’s power to nail Simon Ekpa for all his atrocious acts in the SouthEast region.

So, the only way to keep the agitation going in the absence of Ekpa is to dissolve BRGIE.

“Yes, Ngozi Orabueze dissolved the Biafra Republic Government In Exile so as to be fully in charge of the assets belonging to the movement. With the way the Nigerian government is going about the case of Simon Ekpa, he may spend longer time in prison”, the source said.

Moreover, before now, Orabueze has been at war with some arrowheads of the separatist movement who refused to acknowledge her authority.

This however, has led to series of fights, accusation and counter accusations among the agitators.

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Igbo Corner

A tribute to Mrs. Roseline Udu Eze

Published

7 months ago

January 29, 2025

kevin 'Jakpor

We celebrate the life of Mrs. Roseline Udu Eze, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and pillar of strength.

Her unwavering love, kindness, and selflessness left an indelible mark on all who knew her.

Though we mourn her passing, we take solace in the legacy she leaves behind and the cherished memories we hold. Rest peacefully in the arms of the Lord, dear Roseline.

You will forever be missed.

May her soul rest in perfect peace.

Amen.

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